The Best Things in Life are Free, Like This Weekend’s “Writing California” Literary Confab

Free discussions, readings, and panels will be held this weekend, culminating with a bus tour of Raymond Chandler’s L.A.

If you’re a fan of the thriving book culture in Los Angeles (or if you’re still laboring under the delusion that this isn’t a literary town), Tales From Two Cities: Writing California is the event for you. After launching in San Francisco in October, the second installment of the series hits L.A. this weekend.

Kicking off tonight with a conversation between novelists Attica Locke and Walter Mosley, the three-day confab aims to examine the literature of California. Throughout the weekend the Los Angeles Public Library will host discussions, readings, and panels (all free!) culminating on Saturday afternoon with a bus tour of Raymond Chandler’s L.A. led by biographer Judith Freeman and crime writer Richard Rayner.